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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland has responded to the largest displacement of people on the European continent since the Second World War. Since 24 February 2022, my Department has worked to accommodate an unprecedented volume of persons seeking refuge from the invasion of Ukraine, coming to over 74,000 people, of which over 54,000 have sought accommodation. Overseeing provision of accommodation on this scale...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has engaged over 700 properties to provide accommodation for Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. In line with the Department’s commitment to substantially clear the backlog at the end of 2022, my Department temporarily re-assigned staff from other parts of the Department to the payments team in December, doubling the size of the payments unit. The enlarged...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you deputy for asking this question. You may be aware, the commissioning of Family Resource Centres is an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. Tusla’s Area Managers engage in the commissioning process and participate in meetings and discussions with community and voluntary bodies regularly. Tusla aims to utilise the total resources available in the most...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is now accommodating in excess of 74,000 people, including both those fleeing the war in Ukraine and those seeking International Protection. We have contracted in excess of 43,500 beds to accommodate Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) in more than 700 settings nationwide including in hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, hostels, commercial self-catering accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is not considering the development of a national strategy for supporting children affected by parental imprisonment at this time. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, provides family support services to children and families in a range of different circumstances. These services offer advice and support to families. This includes family support workers, social workers, youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ensuring high quality early learning and childcare is accessible and affordable is a key priority for me and there are a number of funding programmes available through my Department that seek to improve capacity. Since 2015, significant increases in State investment in early learning and childcare have given rise to a substantial growth in the numbers of children participating in these...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: There is considerable uncertainty about the number of children cared for by childminders and the total number of childminders working in Ireland today. The National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028 brought together data from a range of data sources, including the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Growing Up in Ireland survey, and a 2020 IPSOS-MRBI survey of parents conducted on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The organisation referred to in the Deputy's question is a national associative body for childminders and is primarily funded, as one of the National Voluntary Childcare Organisations, by my Department. This organisation provides information, advice, guidance and training to childminders, both members and non-members. It supports research into childminding, and helps childminders to inform...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is now accommodating approximately 74,000 people between those fleeing the war in Ukraine and those seeking international protection. Deputy, I can confirm that my department has no record of any discussions with the mentioned property in regard to IP and/or BOTP accommodation. The State has a legal and moral obligation to assess the claims of those who seek refuge, and in that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my officials that the relevant division within my Department has responded directly to the party referred to by the Deputy and the matter is under discussion.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The policy position of my Department is that nursing homes that were active since 1 September 2022 will not be considered for conversion to temporary accommodation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection, regardless of the amount of time that has passed since closure. Throughout the winter and spring season, it is essential that capacity in the nursing home sector is preserved in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department’s role is focused on the immediate, short-term accommodation needs of those who have fled to Ireland from the war in Ukraine. To date, more than 73,000 people have arrived in Ireland and in excess of 54,000 of those have been referred to this Department seeking accommodation from the State. Overseeing provision of accommodation on this scale during this timeframe...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, The correspondence under reference raises matters which are the policy responsibility of a range of Departments. I will focus on the issue of accommodation. The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) within the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is currently providing accommodation to 19,741persons (as of 05 February 2023). The pace...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: To date in excess of 73,000 people fleeing the war in Ukraine have arrived in Ireland. Of those, my Department is accommodating approximately 54,000 who have requested shelter. My Department is focused on providing immediate, temporary accommodation to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. This has involved entering into arrangements with over 700 providers and securing 42,000 beds...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I understand that the Question relates to potential funding towards youth related services to the Traveller community in a rural county. My Department manages the UBU Your Place Your Space scheme, which provides funding to a range of targeted youth services that address the specific needs of marginalised, disadvantaged or vulnerable young people aged between 10 and 24 years to enable them...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 15th September 2022, I launched Together for Better, the new funding model for early learning and childcare. This new funding model supports the delivery of early learning and childcare for the public good, for quality and affordability for children, parents and families as well as stability and sustainability for providers. Together for Better aims to transform the sector and my...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Qualifications (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Core Funding is allocated to “Partner Services”, i.e. Early Learning and Care (ELC) and/or School Age Childcare (SAC) services which have entered into a Funding Agreement with the Minister for Core Funding and which are registered with Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, as a prescribed early years service or school-age childcare service (excluding services which are registered...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, as requested see below the number of direct provision centres, emergency centres, reception centres and tented accommodation locations which were in use by the International Protection Accommodation Services as of 31 December 2019, 2020 and 2022; the occupancy of each of these centres and locations as of 31 December 2019, 2020 and 2022; the contracted capacity of each centre and...